The Nigerian government granted tax waivers to nearly 4,000 electric vehicles in the first half of 2026, part of a broader push toward its goal of EVs making up 60% of the national fleet by 2050. However, the ambition faces a stubborn hurdle: a national grid of just 4,000 megawatts serving more than 200 million people. Consequently, charging operators and dealerships have had to rely on backup generators to charge EVs. Public charging infrastructure is also limited, with about 48 stations nationwide as of late 2025. To address the bottleneck, consumers are increasingly purchasing extended-range EVs, which combine an electric powertrain with a small fuel-powered engine. Chinese brands such as BYD and Geely are also adapting models for Nigeria’s unreliable power supply, while startups are betting on battery-swapping networks to sidestep the grid altogether.